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for (?), prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. fr
| for | (?), prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. fr, Icel. fyrir, Sw. fr, Dan. for, adv. fr, Goth. far, fara, L. pro, Gr. /, Skr. pra-. |
| for | (?), conj. 1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything. [1913 Webster]
-And for of long that way had walkd none, |
| for | , n. One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it. [1913 Webster]
The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages. Jane Austen. [1913 Webster] |
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